Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division,
2007Finding aid written in English.2010 AprilTitle, controlaccess updated
Collection Summary
George Redington Papers
1804-1907(bulk 1825-1850)MSS37440Redington, George,
1798-1850 5,000
items18 containers plus 1 oversize7.2 linear feetCollection material in
EnglishManuscript Division Library of
CongressWashington, D.C.Legislator, judge,
lawyer, businessman and land agent. Correspondence, legal documents, and
business records of George Redington, his brother James, and other family
members documenting their business and legal activities in New York
state.
Selected Search Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person
or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed
alphabetically therein.

The papers of George Redington, legislator, judge, lawyer,
businessman and land agent of Waddington, New York, were purchased by the
Library of Congress in 1954. An addition was given to the Library in 1954 by
Borden Clarke.

Processing History

The papers of George Redington were arranged and described in 1958.
The collection was revised in 1996.

Related Material

Additional Redington papers collection can be found in the
Manuscript and Special Collections Department, New York State
Library, Albany, New York, and the
Owen D. Young Library, St. Lawrence University, Canton, New
York.

Copyright Status

The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of George
Redington is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17,
U.S.C.).

Access and Restrictions

The papers of George Redington are open to research. Researchers are
advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many
collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these
items for research use.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, George Redington Papers, Manuscript
Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Scope and Content Note

The papers of George Redington (1798-1850) span the years 1804-1907
with the bulk of the papers dating from 1825 to 1850. The papers consist of
professional correspondence, legal documents, sales records and accounts of
lumber mills, orders, receipts, bound ledgers, and a history of Ogdensburg, New
York, and are organized in the following series:
Chronological
File,
Financial
Records,
Miscellany,
and
Oversize.
The papers after 1850 are primarily those of his brother, James, and other
members of the Redington family. Included in the Redington Papers is material
relating to the Ogden and Parish families, pioneers of Ogdensburg, New York.
Also included are organizational records relating to the Waddington Division,
no. 299, of the Sons of Temperance of North America.